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sentenced

  • past participle
    of sentence.
    sentence
    noun
    a grammatical unit of one or more words that expresses an independent statement, question, request, command, exclamation, etc., and that typically has a subject as well as a predicate, as in John is here. or Is John here? In print or writing, a sentence typically begins with a capital letter and ends with appropriate punctuation; in speech it displays recognizable, communicative intonation patterns and is often marked by preceding and following pauses.
  • past tense form
    of sentence.
    sentence
    noun
    a grammatical unit of one or more words that expresses an independent statement, question, request, command, exclamation, etc., and that typically has a subject as well as a predicate, as in John is here. or Is John here? In print or writing, a sentence typically begins with a capital letter and ends with appropriate punctuation; in speech it displays recognizable, communicative intonation patterns and is often marked by preceding and following pauses.

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The Ukrainian-born Romanian national was sentenced to two years in prison in June.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

The former girlfriend of Jesus Gerardo, who is accused of leading the attack, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in November for her role.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

District Judge who sentenced Holmes in November 2022 to more than 11 years in prison, Evans said he didn’t initially recognize the Theranos founder, who was wearing a sun hat and oversize glasses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Holmes was convicted in 2022 of defrauding investors in her failed blood-testing company and sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

"All I did was tell the truth, and you have sentenced me to die, just for telling the truth. My time is now but your time will come!"

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti